2022 Vascular Access Competency and Certificate of Course Completion
Course Description:
This course certification is a basic certification to evaluate core competency in the safe principles and techniques of vascular access.
- 70 Questions
- 85% Successful Course Completion
- 3.0 Continuing education contact hours
- Renewal 2 years
Goals and Objectives
- Promote safety associated with vascular access
- Decrease infections associated with vascular access
- Provide basic academic competency in vascular access with peripheral vascular access
Topics and Content
- Basic anatomy locations for obtaining vascular access
- Video demonstrations included within the exam questions
- Video demonstrations on obtaining peripheral vascular access
- Vascular access devices and gauge sizes, safety catheters
- Taping and securing of vascular access devices
- Peripheral access using ultrasound guided technique video demonstration
- Central line access with video demonstration
- External jugular vascular access with video demonstration
- Intraosseous access in adults with demonstration video
- Intraosseous access in infants and children with video demonstration
- PICC Lines access with video
- PICC line anatomy and placement
- Port-a-cath anatomy and insertion with video demonstration
- Port-a-cath access with video
- Central line dressing change video demonstration
Target Audience:
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Allied health professional responsible for vascular access
- Home health healthcare providers
- Paramedics and critical care transport personnel
- Students
Registration Fee for Students: $32.50
To register, click the link below.
